The excess of virtue is a vice. ~Greek Proverb
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The fool speaks, the wise man listens. ~African Proverb
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When sleeping women wake, mountains move. ~African Proverb
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Listen to the sound of the river and you will get a trout. ~Irish Proverb
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A nickel will get you on the subway, but garlic will get you a seat. ~American Proverb
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Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors. ~African Proverb
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The representational-image urge is actually a kind of heightened perception, and I don't stop to think. I don't freeze up, it's actually a kind of letting-go. It's like dancing. At a certain point it's conscious, unconscious, everything is kind of coming together. ~Michael Light
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A leopard cannot change its spots. ~African Proverb
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Middle age is that perplexing time of life when we hear two voices calling us, one saying, "Why not?" and the other, "Why bother?" ~Sydney J. Harris
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Do not look where you fell, but where you slipped. ~Chinese Proverb
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Filthy water cannot be washed. ~African Proverb
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Corn cannot expect justice from a court composed of chickens. ~African Proverbs
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All human joys are swift of wing. For heaven doth so allot it. That when you get an easy thing, you find you haven't got it ~Eugene Field
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Silence is also speech. ~Proverb
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God heals, and the physician takes the fee. ~French Proverb
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Clear conscience never fears midnight knocking. ~Chinese Proverb
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Beware of a man of one book. ~English Proverb
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The South African government, unlike a lot of African governments, isn't poor. ~Charlayne Hunter Gault
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I don't believe in the clash of cultures. The culture is one. The culture is a ring off the same chain. Picasso was very much influenced by the African arts, and he influenced a whole other generation of artists. So everything influences everything. ~Marjane Satrapi
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Your birthday will always be remembered in a special way, because you have brought so much happiness into the lives of those who are close to you. Happy birthday to you!
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The first assumption of an art critic is that the artist meant to paint something else. ~Robert Breault
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He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind. ~Zen Proverb
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In my humble opinion, change is stupid. ~Rafael Nadal
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Feelings are determined by how one chooses to respond to various situations and events. ~Ralph Marston
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